# Accident 19810827090059A: Hughes 369D, Lake Minchumina, AK, August 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Minchumina, AK
- Airport: Lake Minchumina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.8828° N, 152.3122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Minchumina, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8828&lon=-152.3122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8363F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8363F-1991-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D (registry code 4470706, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-helicopters-hughes-369d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,503 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827090059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER, MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED AND BURNED. THIRD STAGE VANE FAILURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA100), Aug 27, 1981: Hughes 369D (N8363F), Lk Minchumina, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N8363F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800712025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712025579A), Jul 12, 1980: Hughes 369D (N8363F), Chokosna, AK, Substantial damage. Sling load cable trailing without load or weighted. Caught in tail rotor. Rotor separated. Rolled over landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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